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Carrefour, the French retail group, is testing a new, less hierarchical organisation of its managerial staff: support operations, sales, and service. If this test is successful, this organisation will be extended to all stores in June 1999. First of all, the department heads will become business managers, and their function is more centred on sales. The sector heads will become experts in charge, and each will be specialised in one of five new functions created: the person in charge of sales operations, the person in charge of management control, the person in charge of marketing, and the person in charge of organisation and flow, and the person in charge of human resources. These five functions will be present in stores making a turnover of over FFr 1bn, and in those making less than FFr 500mn, the experts in charge will cover two or three stores.
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In France, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the city hall of Nancy are participating in the financing of a shopping cart project for city center shoppers. In addition to the production of urban shopping carts, this project involves setting up places where people can check their shopping for a while, home delivery, and rental of bicycles equipped for carrying merchandise. Two prototype shopping carts have already been developed by four students at the National Engineering School for Industrial Systems. Production may begin in April 1999,and the first tests carried out in June 1999.
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Bruce Johnson, an American, is expected to be named managing director for merchandise and marketing, and a member of the board of directors for the Carrefour group, replacing Jean Quantin, which has been named director of Carrefour in the Americas.
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Bruce Johnson, an American, is expected to be named managing director for merchandise and marketing, and a member of the board of directors for the Carrefour group, replacing Jean Quantin, which has been named director of Carrefour in the Americas.
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